YOUTH SOCCER

A U.S. Soccer’s Grade 9 Recreational Course also known as the assistant referee course -- will be held in Dix Hills, N.Y. on Jan. 26-27.

Attendees need to register to reserve a seat and get a uniform. Class is limited to the first 100 for the morning session and first 100 for the afternoon session. If you send a check, it must arrive by Jan. 15 and be mailed to Long Island Soccer Referees Association G9 Class, 701-9 Koehler Ave, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779.

Participants either attend the morning or afternoon sessions but must attend both days:

* Saturday, Jan. 26 -- 8 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

* Sunday, Jan. 27 - 8 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

All attendees must be born before June 30, 1999. The class will be held at Wilson Tech, 17 Westminster Ave, Dix Hills, NY 11746. The course is $153 for those who were 18 years or older last year and $145 for those who are younger.

There is a mandatory parent’s meeting that begins same time the class starts on Saturday, Jan. 26 and lasts about one hour.

PayPal appears only at the end of the registration process so have a credit card ready (if paying by credit card) before logging on to http://www.lisoccerrefs.org.

For more information, log on to FAQ on the bottom of the http://www.lisoccerrefs.org/ website and read about becoming an assistant referee. For questions, contact LISRA’s Mike Roamer at G9@LISoccerRefs.org.